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View Article 5:01 a.m. July 8, 2026 WBEZ Chicago Public Media launching community website — chicago.com — in the fall https://www.wbez.org/media/2026/07/08/chicago-public-media-launching-community-website-chicago-com-fall Chicago Public Media, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, announced plans to launch a website this fall focused on local communities — called chicago.com. The site will include Chicago-area information, civic and cultural resources, community-sourced knowledge and opportunities for audience participation, the nonprofit said Wednesday. It will also curate …
View Article 5:01 a.m. July 8, 2026 WBEZ A good lake, not a great lake https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/07/08/a-good-lake-not-a-great-lake [ ![][1] ][2] WBEZ’s Curious City answers questions from listeners about Chicago and the region. We include the public in our storytelling, making journalism more transparent and interconnected. For a brief time in 1998, there were six Great Lakes instead of five. The change quickly made national headlines, and Midwesterners …
View Article 5:01 a.m. July 8, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Public Media launching community website — chicago.com — in the fall https://chicago.suntimes.com/media/2026/07/08/chicago-public-media-launching-community-website-chicago-com-fall * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Chicago Public Media, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, announced plans to launch a website this fall focused …
View Article 5 a.m. July 8, 2026 ABC Local Woman, 66, shot in crossfire while waiting for ride in Englewood https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-woman-66-shot-crossfire-waiting-ride-englewood/19468389/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 66-year-old woman was shot and critically wounded while waiting for a ride in Englewood Tuesday night, Chicago police said. The shooting took place at about 9:56 p.m. in the 800-block of West 59th Street. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch …
View Article 1:01 a.m. July 8, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Woman, 66, shot as nearby car passengers exchange gunfire in Englewood https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/07/woman-66-shot-as-nearby-car-passengers-exchange-gunfire-in-englewood * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][30] * [ Facebook ][31] * [ Bluesky ][32] * [ Email ][33] * [ Reddit ][34] * [ Flipboard ][35] A 66-year-old woman was shot Tuesday night while waiting for a ride in Englewood, according to Chicago police. She …
View Article 1:01 a.m. July 8, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Noah Schultz struggles again as punchless White Sox fall to Red Sox https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/07/noah-schultz-struggles-again-as-punchless-white-sox-fall-to-red-sox * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] Left-hander Noah Schultz had another rough outing in his second start since returning from the injured list. Schultz allowed …
View Article 1:01 a.m. July 8, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Horoscope for Wednesday, July 08, 2026 https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/07/08/horoscopes-today-wednesday-july-08-2026 * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] ## Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. After …
View Article 1:01 a.m. July 8, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Sky shake up starting lineup, crank up defense to beat Mercury https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/07/08/sky-shake-up-starting-lineup-crank-up-defense-to-beat-mercury * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] PHOENIX — It’s been a stormy start to the week amid a stormy start to the season. But the …
View Article 1 a.m. July 8, 2026 CBS Local Boaters share safety lessons after deadly boating accident on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/geneva-lake-wisconsin-storm/ Boaters are being reminded to take safety precautions after three children were killed on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin when a boat capsized during a severe storm on Friday. The passengers were from Batavia, Wheaton, and Fontana in Wisconsin. Conditions last Friday on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin were rough as a …
View Article 1 a.m. July 8, 2026 CBS Local Wrongfully convicted Chicago man realizes dream now that he's freed from prison after 22 years https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wrongful-conviction-kevin-jackson-chicago/ Some call Cook County, Illinois the country's wrongful conviction capital. The [ National Registry of Exonerations ][1] (NRE) shows Cook County leads the nation with the most exonerations: 488 as of July 2025. The county also has the second highest rate of exonerations among large counties: 9.59 per 100,000, just …
View Article 11:01 p.m. July 7, 2026 NBC Local 2 charged after dog dies in extreme heat in NW Indiana https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-charged-after-dog-dies-in-extreme-heat-in-nw-indiana/3958770/ Two people were charged with animal neglect after a dog died following a heat- related emergency in 90-degree temperatures last week, authorities said. Merrillville police said on July 1, officers were called about a possible animal in distress in the 5500 block of Jackson Street. When officers arrived, they found …
View Article 11:01 p.m. July 7, 2026 Fox Chicago Rat infestation cleanup begins at DuPage County property after months of complaints http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rat-infestation-cleanup-begins-dupage-county-property-after-months-complaints ![Rat problem growing in Bensenville as neighbors demand help][1] ![Rat problem growing in Bensenville as neighbors demand help][1] #### [ Rat problem growing in Bensenville as neighbors demand help ][2] There is a growing rat problem in Bensenville and now the community is demanding help before it's too late. #### …
View Article 11:01 p.m. July 7, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Munetaka Murakami goes 1-for-3 with two strikeouts in first rehab game https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/07/munetaka-murakami-chicago-white-sox-charlotte-knights-rehab-assignment-will-venable-austin-hays-everson-pereira-noah-schultz * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 with a single and two strikeouts while playing five innings at first …
View Article 11 p.m. July 7, 2026 CBS Local Chicago Cubs' pitcher Matthew Boyd blanks Baltimore Orioles over 6 innings in 5-2 victory https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-cubs-pitcher-matthew-boyd-blanks-baltimore-orioles/ Matthew Boyd pitched six shutout innings, Alex Bregman drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Tuesday night. Miguel Amaya scored three times for the Cubs, who have won 11 of 14 to tighten their grip on the top spot in the NL wild card. …
View Article 11 p.m. July 7, 2026 CBS Local Monasterio and Rafaela homers power the Red Sox to an 8-1 win over the White Sox https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/red-sox-win-over-white-sox-8-to-1/ Payton Tolle allowed two hits in six shutout innings, Andruw Monasterio and Ceddanne Rafaela homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1 on Tuesday night. Boston (41-48) has won four in a row and nine of its last 11 to close within seven games of .500 …
View Article 11 p.m. July 7, 2026 ABC Local Chicago brothers recount rescuing people from water during deadly Geneva Lake storm https://abc7chicago.com/post/geneva-lake-boat-capsized-leaving-3-children-dead-chicago-brothers-recount-rescues-during-strong-storm/19467046/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fast-moving storm that swept across Geneva Lake on Friday with 90 mph winds [ left three children dead ][4] and prompted numerous water rescues, including the rescue of a father and his teenage daughter by two Chicago brothers who were boating on the lake. Brothers Dan …
View Article 11 p.m. July 7, 2026 ABC Local Former Morgan Park HS, EIU football standout killed during birthday party at grandma's Harvey home https://abc7chicago.com/post/harvey-shooting-kills-former-morgan-park-high-school-eastern-illinois-university-football-standout-keshawn-lewis-hunt-party/19467114/ HARVEY, Ill. (WLS) -- Keshawn Lewis-Hunt, a former football standout at Morgan Park High School and Eastern Illinois University, was fatally shot during a birthday party at his grandmother's home in south suburban Harvey on Monday, according to police and family members. Police said Lewis-Hunt, 20, was shot multiple times …
View Article 11 p.m. July 7, 2026 ABC Local 3 Chicagoans allegedly hurt while protesting outside Broadview ICE facility file claims against DHS https://abc7chicago.com/post/3-chicagoans-allegedly-hurt-broadview-ice-facility-protests-file-claims-department-homeland-security/19466684/ BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- Three Chicagoans have filed claims against the Department of Homeland Security. They say they were injured while protesting outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Broadview in September. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][2] Video captured the …
View Article 11 p.m. July 7, 2026 ABC Local Homewood woman's VA benefits restored after family seeks help from I-Team https://abc7chicago.com/post/team-helps-get-va-benefits-restored-homewood-illinois-woman-mary-lou-heinberg-husband-served-us-army/19466182/ HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- A south suburban woman says her veteran benefits were stopped for a year and a half despite her family's efforts to provide documentation to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. After the family contacted the I-Team, they say the benefits have been restored and they have …
View Article 9:01 p.m. July 7, 2026 NBC Local Suspect faces charges in 10-year-old's shooting death in Gary https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suspect-faces-charges-in-10-year-olds-shooting-death-in-gary/3958738/ A suspect has been arrested and will be charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old boy early Sunday morning in Gary. According to the Gary Police Department, 31-year-old Ernesto Posadas was taken into custody shortly after the shooting, which unfolded in the 200 block of Chase Street …